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Whether one is fully aware of it or not, foreign Disney branches and the foreign Disney parks do contribute to the canon. Here is a short Holiday (Christmas) themed greeting featuring Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit (Walt’s first creation), and his girl Ortensia. It’s interesting for both thos read more

Starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn with direction by William Wyler, this movie has one of the greatest romances ever depicted on screen. Hepburn is a young princess named Ann on a trip to a foreign country. However, she is constantly bored from the rigidness of her life. On a whim she escapes read more

Starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn with direction by William Wyler, this movie has one of the greatest romances ever depicted on screen. Hepburn is a young princess named Ann on a trip to a foreign country. However, she is constantly bored from the rigidness of her life. On a whim she escapes read more

Merry Christmas Everyone! White Christmas is one of my all-time favorite holiday films. It’s a sophisticated “let’s put on a show” type film, with an all-star cast including Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, and Rosemary Clooney. The Paramount film features witty dialogue, high quality productio read more

It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals. In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 500. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week’s musical: “Holiday Inn” read more

Well it’s that merry-Ol’ time of the year again — It’s list making season! And besides the obvious very broad (and festive) sense of what I’m referring to, and outside of the fact of whether you believe in Santa or not (I do — I believe in aliens – is a jol read more

For those of you regular readers, this weekend will be the first time since we began in April where we’ll go a Sunday without a post!  Not to fear!  The Bogie Film Blog will be back in the New Year!  (And perhaps sooner!)  We’ve got posts on The Great O’Malley and The Two Mrs. read more

    Holidays are times that people love to watch the staples of the holidays.  Every generation has their favourites they put on and quite frankly watch without thinking. The films become like the Christmas cake or the poinsettia plant that someone brings you each year for no apparent reason other read more

Originally published December 24th, 2012 Coming into the home stretch of 25 Days of Christmas 2012, and the final three movies cannot come sooner.  I don’t hate Christmas movies; it’s just I lost a day and the whole slate of films ran away with me.  Today’s film is another first-ti read more

Do you have cinephiles on your holiday shopping list? Are you pretty sure they’ve already seen the movie, bought the Blu-ray, and memorized the dialogue, finding yourself at a complete loss? Never fear – we at Pretty Clever Films know what that movie lover on your list really wants beca read more

Several years ago, I used to follow a blog that posted a new movie screenshot quiz every Sunday morning. I thought it was so much fun that I'd barely slow down to make coffee before checking out the new pics each week. Since I'm always grabbing screenshots of my favorite scenes anyway, I thought I'd read more

Tonight’s 25 Days of Christmas film appears on many “Best Of Christmas” lists and I figured I’d give it a look. It’s one of two classic Bing Crosby films I have and if my thoughts on Holiday Inn are any indication…let’s just say it might be a wee bit difficu read more

Holiday Family Fun at The Venue at Daystar Center The Greater South Loop Association and the Chicago Film Club are having a holiday event, Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at The Venue at Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St., before the screening of the classic film Christmas in Connect read more

This year's holiday gift guide is exclusively made up of items that I own and love plus a couple of extras. I think these will make great gifts for classic film lovers of all kinds. My guide does include some affiliate links. You don't have to shop with them but if you do thank you! And now on to th read more

Holiday Family Fun at The Venue at Daystar Center The Greater South Loop Association and the Chicago Film Club are having a holiday event, Saturday, December 7, 2013 at 5:30 p.m. at The Venue at Daystar Center, 1550 S. State St., before the screening of the classic film Christmas in Connect read more

Tiny Natalie is excited to get Christmas season started, and for the first time in Journeys in Classic Film history (yes, there’s history being cemented) I’ll be looking at a few great gift ideas available now and coming soon.  Throughout the week, mixed in with my 25 Days of Christmas read more

The holidays are powerful. Whether you await them with giddy anticipation or a little ball of dread in your tummy, the holidays have the power to thaw even the chilliest heart. Which is, by the way, a common theme in many many holiday movies. Plus, if family gatherings are awkward or tense, popping read more

Tis the season to deck the halls, ring them bells, invite friends and family over for Holiday good cheer and all the other crap. If you’re like me, and few of you are, once the kids are in bed, the wassel is flowing and the shotgun is propped against the doorjam with care, it’s time to pull out read more

For the past five years, the Classic Film & TV Cafe has published a list of holiday gift ideas recommended by our staff. Click here to view previous years' recommendations. After each gift idea below, we have included the retail price in U.S. currency. Please note that--with a little web researc read more

Here’s a truly wonderful movie starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, Roman Holiday (1953).  It was the first Hollywood film to be filmed and processed entirely in Italy.  So when Audrey Hepburn surveys the Colosseum, she’s really surveying the Colosseum. It was Hepburn’s first read more